PNFP In The News

The Nashville Business Journal profiles Music City’s three largest local lenders, including Pinnacle, and calls them a force within the Nashville banking community, making fast gains and posting results like none of their competitors.

Lending to small businesses is on the rise again, a shift that could bode well for hiring and the overall economy. The Tennessean talked to Chip Higgins, our small business banking team leader, about why now is a good time to borrow.

Local banks and the U.S. Small Business Administration can both cite statistics showing small-business lending is growing throughout Middle Tennessee. At the end of 2013, Pinnacle Financial Partners laid claim to the top spot for small-business lending in a nine-county area.

The leaders of Pinnacle Financial Partners said they are confident the 13-year-old bank can continue to add market share in Nashville and Knoxville after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.